Hungary

The Hungarian government fails to respect the rule of law and human rights. Journalists work in a hostile environment. Authorities threaten legislation targeting civil society organizations and universities, particularly those funded by George Soros. Roma face discrimination in housing, education, and public health care. Migrants and asylum seekers are the subject of publicly funded hate campaigns and face automatic and indefinite detention without a possibility to challenge their detention, violence during operations to force them back to the border, and limitations on meaningful access to asylum.

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  • Exodus: Asylum Seekers Flee Into Europe

    Exodus: Asylum Seekers Flee Into Europe

    “What will happen to us?” “Will they fingerprint us?” was the constant refrain as we watched a human wave of asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.

  • Fleeing Syria and Stranded in Hungary

    Fleeing Syria and Stranded in Hungary

    Interactive Photo Feature: Thousands of asylum-seekers, including many from war-torn Syria, arrive daily in Hungary, seeking a path to Germany and other Western European countries. Hungary has detained and at times refused to allow people to continue onwards to Western Europe, citing an EU regulation. As a result, thousands have been stranded at Budapest's Keleti train station. Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed scores. Here are their stories. >>

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European People's Party should cut ties with Fidesz

European People's Party should cut ties with Fidesz

Since April, Hungary’s governing party, Fidesz, has pursued discriminatory laws and policies against perceived critics, civil society and asylum seekers. These actions fly in the face of European values.
Fidesz is a member of the largest pan-European party, the European People’s Party (EPP). The EPP is founded on respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Instead of respecting those values, Fidesz has repeatedly undermined them since it came to power in 2010.
Call on the EPP to drop Fidesz: stand up for European values

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